Google Maps Timeline Data Lost For Some People. Here's How To Restore It

Google has confirmed it inadvertently erased immoderate Google Maps Timeline information belonging to a number of people. The institution told CNET nan incident resulted from a impermanent method rumor but did not elaborate connected nan specifics. The rumor has since been resolved and caller visits should now look successful personification Timelines.

"We concisely knowledgeable a method rumor that caused nan deletion of Timeline information for immoderate people," a Google spokesperson said successful a statement. "Nearly everyone pinch encrypted Timeline backups will beryllium capable to reconstruct their data; unluckily those who did not person backups enabled will not beryllium capable to retrieve mislaid data."

The institution said group request to beryllium connected nan latest type of Google Maps to retrieve information from a backup. To import your data, spell to nan Timeline section, pat nan unreality icon adjacent nan apical of nan surface and prime a backup. The incident was first reported by tech publication Android Authority. 

Google Maps Timeline, which is turned disconnected by default, helps Google users retrieve places they've visited and routes taken. The information is typically stored successful your Google Account arsenic portion of their activity crossed different Google sites, apps and services.

This isn't nan only clip Google has encountered problems pinch Timeline data. It antecedently faced challenges retrieving immoderate users' information aft it transitioned from cloud-based retention to on-device retention arsenic portion of an effort to make nan characteristic much secure.